Beyond Keto Pesto Salmon Over Asparagus Recipe
Dr. Don Colbert – Beyond Keto Pesto Salmon Over Asparagus Recipe
Are you looking for a dinner that everyone will love? A dinner that’s quick and easy to make? And most of all, one with foods that go beyond macronutrients, and work to promote health throughout your body? Tonight is your night: let your food be your medicine.
This delicious recipe uses many of the key components of Dr. Colbert’s Beyond Keto book, including ingredients that support brain, heart, and digestive health.
On the other hand, there are no damaging ingredients. No processed foods or soybean oil. No added sugars, no chemical flavorings, and no refined starches or carbohydrates.
Are you ready to let your food be your medicine tonight?
COURSE: Main Course
DIFFICULTY: Easy
SERVINGS: 4
INGREDIENTS
▢4 wild-caught salmon filets, 4-6 ounces each
▢1 lb. asparagus, washed and tough ends chopped off
▢2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
▢½ cup Keto Zone Pesto (click link for recipe)
▢10 Cherry or grape tomatoes OR whole peppercorns (omit tomatoes if avoiding nightshades)
▢salt and pepper, to taste
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place asparagus in the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Drizzle olive oil, salt and pepper, and “roll” to coat.
- Place salmon over asparagus, skin-side down.
- Top each filet with about 2 Tablespoons pesto.
- Add optional tomatoes, whole peppercorns, and sprinkle on salt and pepper.
- Cover with foil tightly and bake at 400 deg F for 30-35 minutes or until salmon is no longer translucent and flakes with the fork.
- If you’ve made extra Pesto, use it over cooked chicken for another easy dinner, or as a delicious fat bomb.
Serves 4. Nutrition Information per serving: 294 calories, 24 gm fat, 9 gm carbs, 5 gm fiber, 15 gm protein
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